AS/NZS 45001:2018 pdf free.Australian/New Zealand Standard Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements with guidance for use.
4 Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
The organization shall determine external and internal issues that are relevant to its purpose and that affect its ability to achieve the intended outcome(s) of its Ol-I&S management system.
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of workers and other interested parties The organization shall determine:
a) the other interested parties, in addition to workers, that are relevant to the OH&S management system;
b) the relevant needs and expectations (i.e. requirements) of workers and other interested parties;
c) which of these needs and expectations are, or could become, legal requirements and other requirements.
4.3 Determining the scope of the OFI&S management system
The organization shall determine the boundaries and applicability of the Ol-1&S management system to
establish its scope.
When determining this scope, the organization shall:
a) consider the external and internal issues referred to in 4.1;
b) take into account the requirements referred to in 4.2;
c) take into account the planned or performed work-related activities.
The OH&S management system shall include the activities, products and services within the organization’s control or influence that can impact the organization’s Ol-l&S performance.
The scope shall be available as documented information.
4.4 OH&S management system
The organization shall establish, implement, maintain and continually improve an OH&S management system, including the processes needed and their interactions, in accordance with the requirements of this document.
5 Leadership and worker participation
5.1 Leadership and commitment
Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment with respect to the OH&S management system by:
a) taking overall responsibility and accountability for the prevention of work-related injury and ill health, as well as the provision of safe and healthy workplaces and activities;
b) ensuring that the OH&S policy and related OH&S objectives are established and are compatible with the strategic direction of the organization;
c) ensuring the integration of the OH&S management system requirements into the organization’s business processes;
d) ensuring that the resources needed to establish, implement, maintain and improve the OH&S management system are available;
e) communicating the importance of effective OH&S management and of conforming to the OH&S management system requirements;
f) ensuring that the OFI&S management system achieves its intended outcome(s);
g) directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the OH&S management system;
h) ensuring and promoting continual improvement;
i) supporting other relevant management roles to demonstrate their leadership as it applies to their areas of responsibility;
j) developing, leading and promoting a culture in the organization that supports the intended outcomes of the OH&S management system;
k) protecting workers from reprisals when reporting incidents, hazards, risks and opportunities;
I) ensuring the organization establishes and implements a process(es) for consultation and participation of workers (see 5.4);
m) supporting the establishment and functioning of health and safety committees, [see 5.4 e) 1)J. NOTE Reference to “business in this document can be interpreted broadly to mean those activities that are core to the purposes of the organization’s existence.
5.2 OH&S policy
Top management shall establish, implement and maintain an OH&S policy that:
a) includes a commitment to provide safe and healthy working conditions for the prevention of work- related injury and ill health and is appropriate to the purpose, size and context of the organization and to the specific nature of its OH&S risks and Ol-l&S opportunities;
b) provides a framework for setting the OH&S objectives;
c) includes a commitment to fulfil legal requirements and other requirements;
d) includes a commitment to eliminate hazards and reduce OH&S risks (see 8.1.2);
e) includes a commitment to continual improvement of the OH&S management system;
f) includes a commitment to consultation and participation of workers, and, where they exist, workers’ representatives.AS/NZS 45001 pdf download.